CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 21 May 2014 · FDA Enforcement Report

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) Injection, USP, 500 mg recalled

Flawless Beauty is recalling Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) Injection, USP, 500 mg per, mL ampoules per, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 29 Apr 2014 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesLot #: 556273, Exp 9/25/16; 556219, Exp 8/2/16, or any other lot distributed by Flawless Beauty.
Quantity recalledunknown

Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.

Recall details

Recall number
D-1320-2014
FDA event ID
68158
Recalling firm
Flawless Beauty, Asbury Park, NJ
Classification
Class II
Status
Completed
Recall initiated
29 Apr 2014
FDA classified
13 May 2014
Reported
21 May 2014
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by
Press Release
Reason category
Other Reasons

Timeline

29 Apr 2014Recall initiated by company
13 May 2014Classified by FDA+14 days
21 May 2014Published in enforcement report+8 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: Parenteral product is sold over the counter whose labeling indicates it is to be used for the treatment of disease.

Product as listed by the FDA

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) Injection, USP, 500 mg per 2 mL, 50 x 2 mL ampoules per box, Manufactured by: TP Drug Laboratories (1969) Co., Ltd., 98 Soi Sukhumvlt 62, Yak 1, Bangchak, Prakanong, Bangkok 10260, Thailand, Reg. No. 1 A 1557/30; UPC 8 853533 000533

Where it was distributed

Nationwide

Nationwide

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: Parenteral product is sold over the counter whose labeling indicates it is to be used for the treatment of disease.

Which lots are affected?

Lot #: 556273, Exp 9/25/16; 556219, Exp 8/2/16, or any other lot distributed by Flawless Beauty.

Where was it sold?

Nationwide

What should I do if I have it?

Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.

What does Class II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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